Chris Silverwood’s 17-man party contains 10 who have never toured Australia before as well as some familiar older headsOld man river rolls into his ninth Ashes series. He has continued to sweep away milestones this summer – becoming the highest Test wi…
Multiple factors point to an Australian Ashes win but England still have hope | Emma John
Chris Silverwood’s team is behind where he hoped it would be, but India’s series victory can provide a blueprint for successThere was a slightly anticlimactic feel to the announcement of England’s squad for the upcoming Ashes tour. Maybe it was only na…
‘Do something special’: England name 17-man squad to regain the Ashes
No big surprises as Chris Silverwood selects squad for AustraliaBen Stokes and Jofra Archer left out as expected England have named a 17-man squad for this winter’s bid to regain the Ashes with head coach Chris Silverwood insisting there is “genuine ex…
England set to name full-strength squad after Ashes tour gets ECB approval
ECB confirms Ashes will go ahead, subject to conditionsSenior players commit to two-month tour of AustraliaJoe Root is set to be handed a full strength squad for this winter’s bid to regain the Ashes after the two-month tour of Australia was on Friday …
Players’ stand over Ashes shows shift in attitudes since Marcus Trescothick’s day | Andy Bull
Trescothick threw light on to the mental health problems in cricket, and we need better understanding more than everTime flies. It’s been 15 years since Marcus Trescothick last played for England, in a warmup match against New South Wales in November 2…
Ben Stokes undergoes second operation on finger but Ashes remain unlikely
All-rounder struggled to play pain-free after original operationStokes not expected to be in enlarged squad for Australia tourBen Stokes has undergone a second operation on his long-standing finger injury but remains unlikely to feature in England’s up…
Ashes tour likely to go ahead as England and Australia hold positive talks
England players likely to be joined in Australia by familiesDoubts remain over scheduling of five-Test seriesEngland’s Ashes tour of Australia took a significant step towards being confirmed later this week following positive talks between players’ rep…
Ashes will only go ahead if enough leading England players tour
Decision on Ashes to be made by ECB this weekECB says squad must befit ‘series of this significance’The England and Wales Cricket Board has warned counterparts in Australia that the Ashes tour is not a done deal as it pushes to secure the best possible…
Moeen Ali on retiring from Test cricket: ‘I found it a struggle to get into the zone’ | Ali Martin
The England all-rounder looks back with pride at his Test career but explains why he will now concentrate on the white-ball gameMoeen Ali walks off the Test stage having achieved more than he ever dreamed of growing up and hopes his eight-year career i…
After 25 years of the Suits, is the spinning, self-interested ECB still fit for purpose? | Barney Ronay
Slick marketing Suits replaced the fusty Blazers 25 years ago but the cricket landscape now is very different to 1996Do you remember “The Blazers”? Cobwebbed and liver-spotted, ranged around the walnut-inlaid committee table in kipper-stained tie, regi…